Perserverance Through the Fire: Advice from Mesquite Heat Residents to Hawaii Families

  Perserverance Through the Fire: Advice from Mesquite Heat Residents to Hawaii Families On August 8, 2023, in an unprecedented Maui wildfire, strong winds wrought havoc and destruction upon the island.  According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Dora, which was passing 500 miles to the south of the island chain, was partly to blame […]

Angels & Prayer

Louise Corn discussed the Mesquite Heat Fire with her daughter, Sheila. Video Courtesy of Dr. Pearl Merritt     Video posted with permission of Louise and Larry Corn, and Sheila Thank you for joining us today! If you enjoy this Blog, please like and share. Be Blessed, Dr. K

Blueprints and Dirt

  I recently opened my mother’s contact information to call her.  I was alarmed to realize that I still had her home phone number listed as her main contact.  Unfortunately, her home phone belonged to a home that burned to the ground.   Even though that home and landline no longer exist, I still don’t have […]

Faith Over Fire: Rebuilding through the Mesquite Heat Fire

May 17, 2022, it is a day that our family will forever remember. It is a day that we (my parents) survived the Mesquite Heat Fire in View, TX.  It was a devastating fire which pummeled through Hidden Valley and surrounding ranchland and homes. It subsequently destroyed 27 homes, including my childhood home, my parents’ […]

The Little Red Bible

Dr. Pearl Merritt (Survivor from Mesquite Heat Fire- her Daughter’s Perspective) The Little Red Bible By Dr. K June 17, 2022……It has been one month since the devastating “Mesquite Heat Fire” of May 2022.  It destroyed my family homeplace and parents’ homestead of nearly 40 years.  In over 100 years, our have neighbors reported that […]